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blogsAwkward Questions to ask about IncineratorsAwkward Questions to be Asked About Planning Proposals Information about Incineration alternatives1. AN EXAMPLE OF AN ALTERNATIVE TO WASTE INCINERATION 2. DEFRA WASTE STRATEGY - INFORMATION ON TREATMENT OPTIONS Notes about IncineratorsDEVON ALLIANCE AGAINST INCINERATORS (DAIA). AGM Press releaseThe new Climate Change Act means we have to start cutting carbon emissions, starting now, with 80% cuts by 2050. What will this mean for life in Devon? What will be the effect on jobs? What happens if the Government doesn’t obey the new law? On Tuesday February 10th at 8pm in Totnes Guildhall, Roger Higman Head of Campaigns Coordination for National Friends of the Earth will explain what the new Act will mean for the Government, businesses and all of us in our everyday lives. FoE community rights resource packFRIENDS OF THE EARTH This pack is to help local people and communities get their voice heard in decisions which affect them. It covers the three most important areas where people have rights in environmental decision-making: Our recycling - where does it go?OUR RECYCLING Waste from South Hams District Council’s kerbside recycling scheme is taken initially to the council's contractor, Severnside’s depot in Plymouth where it is sorted and baled ready for transporting for recycling. See www.severnside.com BLUE SACKS Come along to a training day on how to involve community groups in "The Big Ask"Part of the suite of the new Big Ask materials is an Action Guide on ‘Engaging Community Groups’: To help you to do this, we have put together a workshop for you to use. If you are interested in finding out more we are organising two training days - to talk you through the workshop and any other queries you may have about how to engage community groups. Birmingham 10 March, 10:30-5.00pm (Carrs Lane Church) London 31 March, 10:30-5.00pm, (Friends of the Earth London office) Home Again, 3850km (2400 miles)Well I made it back in one piece. The journey from Dorchester to Exeter was one of the toughest days - across the grain of the country in places like Lyme Regis where I was forced onto main roads again. I've collected a lot of material along the way, and there will be much to reflect on before I give a presentation to the group before too long. Thanks to all those who sponsored me, and look forward to seeing you all again. By Anonymous at 2006-09-13 12:29 | 's blog | 4 comments
August 30th, Villers sur Mer, 3200kmAfter two and a half months it was good to reach the sea - the end is now in sight. I have arranged to meet Sara in Cherbourg on September 7th - our 15th wedding anniversary, and we will sail back to Poole on the 10th. I hope to see some of you on Sept. 17th. Cycling across Paris was a hair-raising experience - something I had never done, even when I lived there. The French cities I have passed have been doing some positive things with public transport, but the culture is still much more car dominated than the parts of Germany and Switzerland I saw. This trip must have improved my Fre Nancy, August 16th 2400kmI didn't fully appreciate quite how good it was cycling in Freiburg and district until I crossed the Rhine: boy racers, noisy mopeds pulling vertical wheelies, cycle paths like the British ones: discontinuous, full of holes and covered with glass - bienvenue en France! The climb through les Vosges via le Col du Bonhomme was my worst day of the trip. The weather was foul, and I had no alternative to this vile Route Nationale, which climbs for over 20 km with double articulated HGVs whistling past my left ear! Added to which, the cold (yes the weather has changed that much) and rain was aggravating my aching right knee. |
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